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Can hydrogen be the transportation fuel in an otherwise nuclear economy?
Let’s face it: The global economy should be powered primarily by nuclear power. And it probably will by the end of this century, with a still-significant assist from renewables and hydro. Once nuclear systems are dominant, the costs come down to where gas is now; and when carbon emissions are reduced to a small portion of their present state, it will become obvious that most other sources are only good in niche settings. I mean, why use small modular reactors to load-follow when they can just produce that power instead of buffering it?
T. Arita, T. Yamanishi, Y. Iwai, K. Okuno, N. Kobayashi, I. Yamamoto
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | December 1996 | Pages 864-868
Fuel Cycle and Tritium Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A11963045
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A system for recovery of tritium in water has been proposed. The system is composed of CECE(Combined Electrolysis Chemical Exchange) and CTD(Cryogenic-walI Thermal Diffusion) columns. A design study was carried out for the two cases: the waste water processing in fusion facilities; and the tritium recovery from heavy water in a fission reactor in Japan. The size and power consumption of the system can greatly be reduced by using the CECE column than the system of WD(Water Distillation) columns. The operation and maintenance of the CTD column are quite easier than the CD(Cryogenic Distillation) column. The proposed system would be applicable for some cases such as the waste water processing in tritium facilities, where the processing flow rate is relatively small.